Present Perfect Continuous

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(have/has been + verb -ing)

“ ę Match the tenses in bold to their use, then give an example for each use.

5    Stuart is a good pianist. He    .......

... ten years.

6    Where is the bus? We

................................. half an hour.

7    He isn't new to the neighbourhood. He ..

.... last September.

8    Turn that TV off. You    .............

He has been typing letters all morning.

My hairbrush is broken. Who has been using it?

thi

s morning

9 He is bound to pass the exam. He .

fou

r wee

ks

10 Kate is sunburnr. She

half

honest

walk

answer

foreian

climb

m expressing anger, annoyance or irritation b an action which started in the past and continues I jp to the present giving emphasis to duration

Ul Complete the sentences, as in the example.

Use for or sińce.

■'' ery can play the flute very well. She has been teKing lessons for five years.

,|ohn is tired. He    .....

....................5 o'clock this morning.

Mity feet hurt. I .

.................................. three hours.

l/crk .

Iwo months and he stiil can't drive.

this morning

22    Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the present perfect continuous.

1    How long (Sam/learn) German?

2    ............................

(Anne/visit) her grandparents recently?

3    We    .....(not/finish)

our homework yet.

4    1    .... (wait) for you

sińce 10 o'clock this morning. Where .

...............(you/be)?

5    lt's the most beautiful garden we .

............... (ever/see).

6    You .    (clean) the

house for hours. Why don't you have a rest?

7    She    .......... (not/give) a

copy of the report to the manager yet.

8    ... (Jarnes/travel)

all over the world?

23    Make true sentences about yourself using the present perfect or present perfect continuous and the adverbs in the list, as in the example.

•    already • just • ever ® never • so far • sińce

•    for • recently • lately • yet

l've already done the washing-up.

Pronunciation (si lent letters)

24    ( ^ Listen and underline the consonants

wnich are not heard. Listen again and repeat.

farm

wrestle

wrong